Exercise

Exercise - 9

Aim: To study floral biology of Gladiolus.
Botanical name : Gladiolus sp.
Family : Iridaecae
Floral Biology
Inflorescence : Spike the individual florets are directly attached to the axis .
Flower: Sessile, complete, zgyomorphic, bisexual, epigynous, trimerous, large.
Perianth: Six on two whorls, gamophyllous.
Androecium: Three, free, opposite the outer parianth lobes, filament long and of equal length, anthers bithceous, dehiscence by lateral longitudinal shits. Stamens are epiphyllous.
Gynoecium: Tricarpellary pistil with a three forked stigma. Ovary contains about 15 to 150 ovules.
Fruit: Capsule

FLORAL DIAGRAM OF GLADIOLUS

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